Carbon Kiwi
Soldier
Would you help me search for a fairy cave on an August moon and a low low tide?
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Post by Carbon Kiwi on May 29, 2011 7:41:26 GMT 10
Title: Defense [7] Rating: G Word Count: 207 Pairing: Circlecest Round/Fight: 4/A Warnings: Summary: Fighting looked so exciting. Notes: Given Briar's knives and Daja's staff, I occasionally wonder what weapons Sandry and Tris would carry, beyond their powers.
“I don’t know as much about swords as staffs,” Daja cautioned as she stepped up beside Tris, “but I picked up on a few things when I was young and curious.”
“As did we all,” Sandry quipped with an innocent smile. She watched Tris grip a sword and Daja correct it some—minimally, compared to the correcting Sandry had required before she gave it up.
Daja grinned over her shoulder at Sandry before turning back to Tris. “I can find someone to teach you; I’ve made enough swords that I know who teaches.”
Tris nodded and held the sword firm in her hand. Daja instructed her to swing and smiled to see it. She stepped back. “For now I just want you to keep that sword in your hand, even when I try to dislodge it. Get a feel for it and hold on. I can only teach basic fighting—killing blows will to wait. Strike.”
Tris slashed the sword; Daja parried and moved to slide it from the woman’s hand with a quick manoeuvre of the brass staff-end. Tris held on tight.
“Good, Tris!”
Sandry watched and sighed, wondering when Briar would return with a bow and arrow for her to try. Fighting looked so exciting.
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